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FuturesIrelandFuturesIreland

• Department of the TaoiseachDepartment of the Taoiseach

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• The role of the Consultative Panel is The role of the Consultative Panel is to examine, in more detail, economic, to examine, in more detail, economic, social and decision-making processes social and decision-making processes in Ireland.  The Panel is generating in Ireland.  The Panel is generating new ideas and accounts about the new ideas and accounts about the organisation of economic, social and organisation of economic, social and public governance activity in Ireland public governance activity in Ireland and in particular the connections and in particular the connections between these spheres. between these spheres.

The TaoiseachThe Taoiseach

• The quality that has been gone...The quality that has been gone...

Active CitizenshipActive Citizenship

• To build awarenessTo build awareness

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,,...I established the Taskforce on Active Citizenship in April, 2006 to lead a “national conversation” on the extent to which citizens engage in the issues that affect them and their communities – in effect, to establish what ‘Active Citizenship’ means to people in the changed country that is Ireland today...”

Bertie Ahern, T.D.Taoiseach

Consultative Council of the Consultative Council of the Speaker of the Senat of VII Speaker of the Senat of VII

mandatemandate• Pro publico bonoPro publico bono

AboutAbout 23 June 2008, began a two-day inaugural meeting Polonia Consultative 23 June 2008, began a two-day inaugural meeting Polonia Consultative

Council Speaker in the Senate VII mandate.Council Speaker in the Senate VII mandate. The theme of the Council The theme of the Council meeting is:meeting is: "The country and Poland and Poles in the world - challenges XXI Century""The country and Poland and Poles in the world - challenges XXI Century" Marshal Bogdan Borusewicz acts gave the nomination to members of Polonia Marshal Bogdan Borusewicz acts gave the nomination to members of Polonia Consultative Council Speaker in the Senate VII mandate. Received them: Consultative Council Speaker in the Senate VII mandate. Received them:

Andrzej Alwast - President of the Governing Council of Australia and New Zealand Andrzej Alwast - President of the Governing Council of Australia and New Zealand

Polonia, Polonia, Kazimierz AnhaltKazimierz Anhalt - Coordinator of the Organization for the Development of the - Coordinator of the Organization for the Development of the

Federation oFederation off Polish Organisations in IrelandPolish Organisations in Ireland Anżelika Boris - President of the Union of Poles in Belarus, Anżelika Boris - President of the Union of Poles in Belarus, Emilia Chmielowa - President of the Federation of Polish Organizations in Ukraine Emilia Chmielowa - President of the Federation of Polish Organizations in Ukraine Andre HAMERSKI - President of the Central Community Team Brazylijsko-Polish Andre HAMERSKI - President of the Central Community Team Brazylijsko-Polish

BRASPOL, BRASPOL, Joseph Kwiatkowski - President of the Association of Polish Teachers in Lithuania Joseph Kwiatkowski - President of the Association of Polish Teachers in Lithuania

"Mother School, "Mother School, Wladyslaw Lizoń - President of the Polish Canadian Congress, Wladyslaw Lizoń - President of the Polish Canadian Congress, Jan Mokrzycki - President Reunification of Poland in the United Kingdom, Jan Mokrzycki - President Reunification of Poland in the United Kingdom, Tadeusz A. Pilat - President of the European Union Polonia, Tadeusz A. Pilat - President of the European Union Polonia, Alexander Sielicki - Deputy Head of the Center of Cultures in Kubani Krasnodarze, Alexander Sielicki - Deputy Head of the Center of Cultures in Kubani Krasnodarze, Wladyslaw Zachariasiewicz - United States of America. Wladyslaw Zachariasiewicz - United States of America.

Office for IntegrationOffice for Integration

• Towards mutual consentTowards mutual consent

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• ,,... b,,... by putting the proper structures in y putting the proper structures in place and by strategic planning for the place and by strategic planning for the future, we can avoid the difficulties that future, we can avoid the difficulties that other countries have experienced.other countries have experienced.....

A key facet of this will be the mainstream A key facet of this will be the mainstream approach that will be taken in delivering approach that will be taken in delivering services to migrants in order to avoid the services to migrants in order to avoid the advent of parallel communitiesadvent of parallel communities...”...”

Minister for IntegrationMinister for IntegrationConor LenihanConor Lenihan

Third Sector ForumThird Sector Forum

• Freedom of EuropeFreedom of Europe

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Irelands Newest Immigrants, Irelands Newest Immigrants, ensuring their participation in the ensuring their participation in the 2009 European and Local Elections.2009 European and Local Elections.

Third Sector Forum was established in Third Sector Forum was established in 2007 to provide space for the 2007 to provide space for the development of debate and discussion development of debate and discussion so as to seek solutions around some of so as to seek solutions around some of the social, political and economic the social, political and economic challenges that face Ireland in the 21st challenges that face Ireland in the 21st Century.Century.

Corporate Social Corporate Social ResponsibilityResponsibility

Irish Management InstituteIrish Management Institute

Diversity

Equality

Opportunity

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• ,,...,,...Domestic and international research has Domestic and international research has shown there is a quantifiable and positive shown there is a quantifiable and positive impact from equality and diversity strategies impact from equality and diversity strategies on productivity, innovation and employee on productivity, innovation and employee turnover in companiesturnover in companies ( (....)..) pplaces such as laces such as Singapore and Hong Kong have proven Singapore and Hong Kong have proven unequivocally that effective management of unequivocally that effective management of diversity in the workplace creates diversity in the workplace creates opportunities for business.opportunities for business.....” ”

Dr Dr Mary Mary Hogan Hogan

Don’t ask what Civilzation can do for youDon’t ask what Civilzation can do for you

ask what You can do for Civilzation.ask what You can do for Civilzation.